About this role
PhD Candidate: The Impact of Indoor Air Pollution on Lung Health in a Changing Climate Welcome to Maastricht University! Do you want to contribute to healthier living environments and help uncover how climate change affects respiratory health? We are looking for a motivated PhD candidate to join the international CLEAR-IT consortium, where you will investigate how indoor air pollution contributes to the development of chronic lung diseases. PhD Candidate: Unravelling the Impact of Indoor Air Pollution on Lung Health in a Changing Climate - Our goal: You contribute to a future where chronic lung diseases can be detected earlier and prevented more effectively. This position aims to generate new knowledge that supports healthier indoor environments in the face of climate change. Ultimately, your work will help reduce the global burden of respiratory disease. - Your colleagues: You will be part of the international CLEAR-IT consortium, a multidisciplinary collaboration focused on understanding how indoor air pollution drives chronic lung diseases. In this role, you will be based at Maastricht University, where you will work closely together with the research group of Prof. Dr. Flemming Cassee (RIVM, Netherlands) and collaborate with our consortium partners in Dusseldorf (Germany) and Leicester (UK). The close collaboration with the RIVM might include a few short research stays at their institute in Bilthoven (Netherlands). Chronic lung diseases (CLDs) are among the leading causes of illness and death worldwide and place a major burden on patients, healthcare systems, and society. Many CLDs originate early in life but remain undetected for years, limiting opportunities for prevention and early intervention. Understanding how environmental exposures contribute to these diseases is therefore essential for developing new strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. One of the most important environmental risk factors is the ai...